Combined dinner-pail and lantern.



Patented oct. to, |899.`

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, 45 is used for heating the contents of the upper .g UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` Rost; A. LIBBY, or

4cot/suman yDINN'IIR-PMLnun LANTERN.

srncIFIcATIoN forming part ofaarg'natet Nessuno, dated october 1o, 1899.

application inea naar, 1'1, 189e.

To all whom, it III/dy'ooncm Y Be it known that I, ROSE A. LIB'BY, av citizen of the United States, residing at Marquette,

in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, haveinveuted a new and usefulmprovei ment in a Colnbinationl)inner-Fail and Lani tern, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to dinner` pails or lundi-heaters, and more particularly Io to certain-improvements upon thedinner-pail shown and described in my application tiled' July 16,1898, Serial No. 686,195, the object' of the present device being'to provide accin-v bined dinner-pail and lantern of such con- I 5 struction that the device can be used for heat# ing the contents of the receptacle, if so de-4 sired, or the lantern can be used, if desired,

without heating the contents of the receptacle.

With this object in view the invention con;

zo siste, essentially, in providing a reversible top receptacle so constructed that the products of combustion and heat from the lantern may be made' to pass directly upward without heating the contents of the top receptacle,

or the heatmaybemade topass alongthe en tire length of the receptacle, thoroughly beati ing thecontentsfthereo'f.v f Y l Therinyention consists also in certain details of construction and novelties of combination, all of which will be fully described hereiafterand pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specication, Figure l is a perspective View' of the device constructed in accordance with my in- 3 5 vention, the top'` receptacle being arranged so that the lantern shown is in use and the contentsofthe top receptacle not being heated.

Fig'. 2 is a'vertical'longitudinal section of the device, the parts being arranged as shown in 4o Fig. i. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.v Fig. Atis a horizontal section on theline 4 4; of Fig. 2. Fig.` 5

is a vertical longitudinal section showing'the yposition of the top receptacle when the device y receptacle.

In carrying out my invention I employ a main receptacle A, having a lamp-chamber B arranged at one end thereof, adapted to re- 5o ceive a suitable lamp C, a suitable glass door,v D being arranged to slide in Waysifor'xned receptacle.

kupon the top of the chimneydiue O for the ,purpose of protecting the same against any sani No. 708,700.2 or@ moans upon-the exteriorof/ the case and through which thellight" from the lamp Will pass.

I also provide a suitableretlector E Within the lamp-receptacle for the purposey of increas- 5 5 *ing the. radiation of light and rendering the y device more eficient as 'a lantern.

'A top receptacle Fis adapted to itinto the top ofy the main receptacle A and close g the'sa'nje, said top receptacle having a flange 6o fG,'Whchf1-e'sts upon the top of the main re- !ceptaclef `This receptacle lis also divided horizontally by a partition' H, thereby producing'anupper'compartment I, adapted to receivef any' kind of liquid` food,'while the 65 lowercornpartment K is intended to serve as an air-chamberV through which the heat and products of combustion are intended to pass for'the purposeof' heating -the contents of The bottom of the 7o section ofiiiuelllyextending from the lampchamber when the device is to be. used as a heater, as mostclear'ly shown in'Fig. 5, the 75 heat :andf products 'of combustion passing lvt'r'or'n 'the lamp-chamber through `the iiue M, alongthecompartnent K,'and'out through a discharge-flue N, arranged at `the opposite end of the receptacle. A perforated'chim- 8o ney-iiue Oy is Varranged Within a discharge- Viue M, said chimneyliiue extending entirely through the bottom of the top receptacle, the lower end of said chimney-flue being of such size as to receive the lshort section of line M therein when the device is to be used as a lamp or lantern, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2, in which instance the heat Vand products of combustion Willpass directly from the lamp-chamber through the flue M and 9o out through the chiinneyeiiue VO to the outer air, thereby avoiding heating the contents of the top receptacle, it being 'clear that the airspaces between the chimney-Hue O and the discharge-nue N will prevent any appreciable conduction of heat to the contents of the A suitable hood P is arranged downdraf t. I o o dItJWillfbe noticedv that when the1top receptacle is`inA its normal position, asshown in Fig. 2, the products of combustion will pass up through the 'line O and out through the perforations thereof into the open air. Then it is desired to heat the contents of the upper receptacle and the same will be in position as shown in Fig. 5, this flue Will not be used, but the heat and products of combustion will pass out on the outside through the flue N.

rihe top receptacle has an opening in theY top thereof in which is located the upwardlyprojecting tlange'adapted to receive the cap which constitutes the drinking cup, said parts being constructed and arranged substanti-(i115T the same as heretofore, and the bail or handle is also attached to the main receptacle in substantially the same Way.

In order to securely fasten the top receptacle into the main receptacle, I em ploy springcatches R, which are fastened to the main receptacle and are adapted to spring over the iiange portion of the top receptacle and thereby hold said receptacle in place.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an improved construction of combination dinner-pail and lantern in which the lantern can be used by itself without heating' the contents of the top receptacle and one in which the heat from the lantern can be utilized for the purpose of heating the contents by simplhv reversing the ends of the receptacle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, -isl, A combined dinner-pail and lantern, comprising a main receptacle having a lampchamber at one end, a reversible top receptacle adapted to fit upon the top of the main receptacle, said top receptacle being divided to provide a liquid-receptacle and a heatingcompartment, said receptacle having an opening at one end adapted to receive the flue from the lamp chamber, the opposite end having a chimney-Hue extending entirely through the Said receptacle, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a combination dinner-pail and lantern, a main receptacle having a lamp-cham-A bei-'and lamp at one end, a reversible top receptacle adapted to it upon the top ofthe main receptacle, said top receptacle being divided. into upper and lower compartments, the upper compartment having a dischargeiiue extending therethrough, the lower compartment having an opening adapted to receive the iiue from the lamp-chamber, said opening being arranged at the end of the receptacle opposite the discharge-flue, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a combination dinner-pail and lantern, a main receptacle having aIamp-chamber and lamp at one end, a reversible top receptacle divided by a partition into upper and lower compartments, the upper compartment having a discharge-tube extending therethrough, the lower compartment having an opening leading thereto, said opening being arranged at the end opposite the dischargeiiue, and a perforated chimney-fine extending through the top receptacle, and arranged within the discharge-flue, substantially as ,shown and described.

et. In a device of the kind described, a reversible top receptacle divided into a receiving-com partm ent and a heatiiig-compartment, a perforated chimney-fine extending entirely through the said receptacle and arranged within the discharge-flue, the heating-compartment having an opening in the bottom thereof at the end opposite to the discharge and chimney fine, substantially as shown and described.

ROSE A. LIBBY. Witnesses:

ALEX. C. THIELL, S. M. BILLINGS. 

